Chinese character for flower: 花 (huā)
The Chinese character for flower is 花 (huā). It means flower or blossom and appears in 花园 (huāyuán, garden) and 鲜花 (xiānhuā, fresh flowers). As a verb, it also means to spend money or time.
How 花 is built
花 has 艹, the grass or plant radical, on top and 化 (huà, to change) below, which gives the sound. The classic explanation is that a flower is a plant that changes as it blooms and fades. 化 itself shows two people, one upright and one upside down, the picture of change. 花 is identical in simplified and traditional Chinese.
花 huā · flower
- 艹cǎo — grass
- 化huà — to change
- 亻rén — person
- 匕bǐ — spoon
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: A flower 艹 in bloom 化; 化 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
How 花 is used
Before you use it as a tattoo or design: 花 is identical in both scripts; it can also mean 'to spend' or 'colorful', which is clear from context.
Questions
What is the Chinese character for flower?
花 (huā) means “flower”.
How do you pronounce 花?
花 is pronounced huā.